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Your sister won't start accruing illegal presence until she's 18 and 1/2 years old. If she leaves on the day after she turns 18 and 1/2, she'll face the three-year-ban. Stay until she's a day over 19 and she gets the 10-year-ban.
Leaving before she's 19 and then returning on a non-immigrant visa isn't impossible, BUT she may have problems obtaining said visa. She will have to demonstrate that she will to return to her country of origin after she finishes her studies. Proving ties to her country of origin is going to be difficult especially if you and your parents are still in the US. If your sister were younger I'd recommend having one of your USC relatives to adopt her so that she can citizenship ASAP, but as is she's almost 16. I'm not too well-informed about the adoption process, so here's a thread about adoption by a USC http://dreamact.info/forum/showthrea...light=adoption |
does this mean that i could leave and only get a three year ban as opposed to the ten year ban?
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okay, so right now i just turned 18 well before the half mark.
does this mean that i could leave and only get a three year ban as opposed to the ten year ban? |
http://www.usimmigrationlawyers.com/...ul-presence-us
Someone correct me if I'm wrong because I always get this one mixed up.
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You're not 18 and 1/2 yet, right? If you leave now, you won't get a ban at all since you haven't accrued 180 days of unlawful presence in the US. Once you're 18 and 1/2 (180 days after your 18th birthday) you get the 3-year ban.
http://www.usimmigrationlawyers.com/...ul-presence-us Someone correct me if I'm wrong because I always get this one mixed up. |
so does this mean that there's at least a small chance of re-entering in the future?
my plan would be to go to college finish my studies
get a job and then re-apply for a visa?
(maybe student/work visa would be best.)
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yeah i'm not 18 and 1/2
so does this mean that there's at least a small chance of re-entering in the future? my plan would be to go to college finish my studies get a job and then re-apply for a visa? (maybe student/work visa would be best.) |
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Yes, there's always a chance that you can enter the US again on an immigrant or non-immigrant visa. Keep in mind, though, that due to your immigration history here that you may not be granted any kind of visa at all. That's the worst case scenario.
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and i guess i should start packing! haha
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oh okay thanks for the help!
and i guess i should start packing! haha |
Do what you think is best for you, but first consider the risks of going back to your country of origin. I've already left, but unlike some of the posters here the country I returned to was relatively stable and I'm living a relatively comfortable life.
I wish you the best. I wish that none of us on DA had to even consider leaving the US for another country, but sometimes it's just necessary.
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No problem!
Do what you think is best for you, but first consider the risks of going back to your country of origin. I've already left, but unlike some of the posters here the country I returned to was relatively stable and I'm living a relatively comfortable life. I wish you the best. I wish that none of us on DA had to even consider leaving the US for another country, but sometimes it's just necessary. |
think that the DA would pass in these upcoming two years ):
well, i'm moving to mexico - mazatlan, sinaloa to be more exact but to what family
tells me, it's not as dangerous as some of the other vicinities.
where did you move to?
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